Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 traceroute memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component traceroute. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-2521. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component traceroute. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in traceroute in Mac OS X 10.3.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 08/19/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2521 since 08/10/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19463 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21903), Tenable (19463), SecurityFocus (BID 14567†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014702†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14338†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-26658, VDB-26654, VDB-26085 and VDB-26084. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.3.9

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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Timelineinfo

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08/16/2005 +1 days 🔍
08/19/2005 +3 days 🔍
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02/22/2007 +552 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +2939 days 🔍
07/05/2021 +2308 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2521 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2521
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26081
X-Force: 21903
SecurityFocus: 14567
SecurityTracker: 1014702 - Apple Mac OS X Buffer Overflow in Traceroute Yields Elevated Privileges to Local Users
Vulnerability Center: 14338 - Mac OS X traceroute Utility Buffer Overflow, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/05/2021 17:44
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (52), 12/23/2016 10:30 (12), 07/05/2021 17:44 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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